Pied Stilt

[Tony Whitehead]

Nikon D300
Nikon 500VR + 1.4x
ISO 400 1/2500 f5.6
matrix -2/3
I like the warm light from just minutes prior to sunset. Would have preferred less wind so smoother water.
Comments and suggestions appreciated.

[Harshad Barve]

Tony
This is first time for me to see this cutie , Lovely image , grand exposure and details
TFS

[Narayan Pai]

nice light and composition ....wish for more details in the whites ...TFS

[Randy Stout]

Tony:

Lovely bird, a new one for me. I like the red accents from the eye and legs. The whites do look rather 'smooth'
did you have to do much recovery in post? I find with the hooded mergansers locally, which have the same kind of balance of whites and blacks, that I am often going to -1 or -1 1/3 to keep from blowing the whites, depending on the exact illumination. (Nikon D300 & D700).

Perhaps however,this is just one of those birds without large amounts of detail in the whites.

Hope to see more of this species.
Cheers

Randy

[Ben Egbert]

I like this a lot. Great light and pose, love the eye. I have no clue how to crop so I will be interested to see if anyone comments on that aspect. Just as a wild guess, I think more room behind the tail and some off the right. But I am just testing my hunch here, there does not seem to be a formula.

[Doug Brown]

The crop works for me Tony. I like the low angle. I think the head could use some additional sharpening.

[Tony Whitehead]

Thanks for the comments, Guys. Randy, this didn't need any recovery through ACR. They are just pretty "smooth" birds with little plumage texture, especially with the flat frontal lighting.

[Stu Bowie]

Tony, good exposure on the Stilt, and I can clearly see the warm light in this. Well done for leaving space for the legs, and just love their red eyes.